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>> reporter: well, scott, vels officials insist the national security agency's sweeping collection of u.s. phone records has stopped terror attacks, but critics in congress say it's also subjected millions of innocent people to unnecessary government intrusion. saying it's time to stop the mass surveillance of americans, michigan republican justin amash, late today offered an amendment to a defense spending bill that would end the n.s.a.'s blanket collection of domestic phone data. amash's plan would allow the n.s.a. to continue collecting limited u.s. phone data but only of individuals targeted in counter- terrorism investigations. administration officials are fighting any restrictions. >> i think it's important to-- for the defense of our country. >> reporter: n.s.a. chief keith alexander has led the campaign to preserve the n.s.a.'s powers. intelligence committee leaders from both parties agree it's crucial to keep collect so- called metadata, information detailing what numbers are dialed and how long the calls last. but a privacy-minded coalition of liberals and conservatives want
>> reporter: well, scott, vels officials insist the national security agency's sweeping collection of u.s. phone records has stopped terror attacks, but critics in congress say it's also subjected millions of innocent people to unnecessary government intrusion. saying it's time to stop the mass surveillance of americans, michigan republican justin amash, late today offered an amendment to a defense spending bill that would end the n.s.a.'s blanket collection of domestic phone data....
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>> the national security agency spied on millions of french citizens according to the leading newspaper, lemond. >> oh that. [laughter] awkward. [laughter] good thing our top diplomat's on the case. >> at the end of a day of rapid developments mr. kerry offered this explanation. >> kerry said to the french, quote, nations be spying yo. melissa: they're not only ones. here's a question. would you be willing to wear a gps tracker that gives your boss the right to spy on you and they can follow your every move? believe it or not, it is coming to that. it could actually already be in the employee i.d. card. no way!? your employee i.d. card? if you want to know if your boss is spending money to watch everything you do, damn right they are. today's monty talker, three people who i'm sure never been anything but productive on the job. "wall street journal" spencer. and tech expert todd hazelton. you wrote the article on this. they're following our ever move. >> yeah. melissa: amazed to read about chips in the i.d. tag. makes sense get you in and out of the door and tracking you everywhere you
>> the national security agency spied on millions of french citizens according to the leading newspaper, lemond. >> oh that. [laughter] awkward. [laughter] good thing our top diplomat's on the case. >> at the end of a day of rapid developments mr. kerry offered this explanation. >> kerry said to the french, quote, nations be spying yo. melissa: they're not only ones. here's a question. would you be willing to wear a gps tracker that gives your boss the right to spy on...
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security agency program that collects phone call data is legal. u.s. district court judge william pauley, allowed al qaeda to plot attacks remotely. the bulky mita data program is a counter punch to reconstruct and eliminate al qaeda's terror network. the american civil liberties sued the government in this case the aclu said the judge got it wrong, saying in a statement, we are extremely disappointed in this decision which misrepresents the relevant statutes, understates the privacy implications of government surveillance as another federal judge in the president's own review group concluded last week the national security agency bulk collection of telephony data constitutes a violation of american's privacy. aclu says they will appeal the decision. less than two weeks ago, u.s. district court judge richard leon found, surely a such a program inprescription on degree of privacy the founders found in the fourth amendment. we have dirt federal opinions on issue such significance. that usually means the supreme court will get involved. we have no ti
security agency program that collects phone call data is legal. u.s. district court judge william pauley, allowed al qaeda to plot attacks remotely. the bulky mita data program is a counter punch to reconstruct and eliminate al qaeda's terror network. the american civil liberties sued the government in this case the aclu said the judge got it wrong, saying in a statement, we are extremely disappointed in this decision which misrepresents the relevant statutes, understates the privacy...
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new details about national security agency leaker, edward snowden. he got stuck in moscow because cuba caved in to u.s. pressure. snowden planned to fly to cuba aday after he arrived to hong kong. cuba would not let the plane land in havana. he accepted a year's asylum in russia after spending weeks in the transit zone of the airport. >>> lots of people trying to access chinese websites hit a wall. the initial name is the denial of service attack. it was one of the biggest ever to hit china. this kind of attack overwhelms websites by flooding them with requests. no one has taken responsibility for this. >>> imagine, it's an ordinary day. you're going about your business. the phone rings and you pick it up and somebody says. >> it's the pope. this is what happened to an italian teenager. he wrote a personal note to pope francis, never expected a response. >> reporter: 19-year-old stephano wrote a letter to pope francis discussing his studies and hope to find a job. he never expected what would come next. a personal phone call from the pope himself. it
new details about national security agency leaker, edward snowden. he got stuck in moscow because cuba caved in to u.s. pressure. snowden planned to fly to cuba aday after he arrived to hong kong. cuba would not let the plane land in havana. he accepted a year's asylum in russia after spending weeks in the transit zone of the airport. >>> lots of people trying to access chinese websites hit a wall. the initial name is the denial of service attack. it was one of the biggest ever to hit...
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air force and also served as director of america's national security agency and central intelligence agency joining our team now for an exclusive one on one interview is general michael hayden thank you very much for taking the time to speak with me today thank you i'd like to begin our discussion with major news event that took place last week that event being the death of venezuelan president hugo chavez mr chavez was known for his hard line stance towards the u.s. he even accused the cia once of plotting to kill him will relations with venezuela be troubled if vice president nicolas maduro secedes chavez as president you know one fears that they might but one also hopes that they might not i think president chavez a very strong populist clearly very popular and some said next we're going to run into society he took an awful lot of the support off a lot of his identity simply by being by appearing to be in opposition to the north . to the united states and whether or not we were causing him problems it was convenient for him to accuse us of causing them problems i actually think th
air force and also served as director of america's national security agency and central intelligence agency joining our team now for an exclusive one on one interview is general michael hayden thank you very much for taking the time to speak with me today thank you i'd like to begin our discussion with major news event that took place last week that event being the death of venezuelan president hugo chavez mr chavez was known for his hard line stance towards the u.s. he even accused the cia...
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the washington post reports that the national security agency and the fbi are mining the servers of nine leading u.s. internet companies. the highly classified program is code name prism revealed to the washington post by an unnamed source. the agency's extracting audio, video, photographs, and e-mail to track a person's movements and contacts the washington post reports. the technology companies participating knowingly including microsoft, yahoo, google, facebook, pal talk, aol, skype, youtube, and apple. meanwhile, washington today a buzz regarding a separately and known nsa effort to mine data from more than a hundred million verizon wireless customers, and the president today tried to change the subject from the number of scandals engulfing his administration changing both his location and his message. president obama hoped he can pivot the media narrative from the scandals that threaten his legacy. the president talking jobs. in north carolina today, before he heads to california for two more private ritzy fundraisers. while the president avoided the scandals or tried to without suc
the washington post reports that the national security agency and the fbi are mining the servers of nine leading u.s. internet companies. the highly classified program is code name prism revealed to the washington post by an unnamed source. the agency's extracting audio, video, photographs, and e-mail to track a person's movements and contacts the washington post reports. the technology companies participating knowingly including microsoft, yahoo, google, facebook, pal talk, aol, skype,...
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security agency is lying to congress where else are you supposed to go then to the american people who need to have that to bait to see if their government is in fact on a student living up to the dreams that our founding fathers wanted it to so whistleblowing requires a balance and when you have someone who is morally. in the hot seat and doesn't believe they can believe go forward with what their government is doing they will become whistleblowers and as long as they have an understanding of what a free society is and they want to add to a free society and that's been the history throughout our nation and nothing is going to stop that what what is happening is the laws are becoming more restrictive end and the definition of national security is broader and broader to the point where you can you can't talk about anything without being threatened with going to jail and that's not the hallmarks of a free society charlie it seems like the system is broken here from what we just heard because who do you go to. go ahead and let me preface first let me preface first by saying. as much as we
security agency is lying to congress where else are you supposed to go then to the american people who need to have that to bait to see if their government is in fact on a student living up to the dreams that our founding fathers wanted it to so whistleblowing requires a balance and when you have someone who is morally. in the hot seat and doesn't believe they can believe go forward with what their government is doing they will become whistleblowers and as long as they have an understanding of...
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a federal judge says the national security agency database of virtually all phone calls in the u.s. may be unconstitutional. u.s. district judge richard leon set the program almost certainly does violate a reasonable expectation of privacy. technologyorwellian used by the nsa enables the government to store and analyze the ruling which is been held by liberals and some conservative sets up a high-stakes battle over security and spying in america which is expected to be decided i the supreme court. >> a federal judge is finally pushing back and saying to the nsa ,no, mass collection of phone records is not legal. >> it's a victory for nsa leaker edward snowden revealed this summer how much phone data the nsa is gathering. the president has said this row graham and another that tracks e-mails are key to the fight against terror. least 50ow of at threats that have been averted because of this information. >> the judge refuted that argument. for now, the program continues pending the governments almost certain appeal. the justice department says it is studying the decision. here is some
a federal judge says the national security agency database of virtually all phone calls in the u.s. may be unconstitutional. u.s. district judge richard leon set the program almost certainly does violate a reasonable expectation of privacy. technologyorwellian used by the nsa enables the government to store and analyze the ruling which is been held by liberals and some conservative sets up a high-stakes battle over security and spying in america which is expected to be decided i the supreme...
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attorney general says in a letter to russia that former national security agency contractor edward snowden will not face the death penalty for espionage. the correspondence is seen as an attempt to prevent russia from treating snowden as a refugee and granting him asylum. officials at the u.s. justice department say attorney general eric holder sent the letter to his russia counterpart alexander konovalov on tuesday. holder wrote that snowden is charged with leaking classified information. but he mentioned that snowden would not be tortured or face capital punishment even if he returns to the united states. the attorney general said the charges snowden faces do not carry that penalty. the letter is an apparent reaction to concern expressed by snowden in his application for asylum that he may be sentenced to death if he returns to the u.s. >>> prosecutors in egypt say they'll question ousted president mohamed morsi over allegations he worked with an islamic group to orchestrate jail breaks. whether he helped hamas with jail uprisings two years ago. militants launched attacks on prisons and
attorney general says in a letter to russia that former national security agency contractor edward snowden will not face the death penalty for espionage. the correspondence is seen as an attempt to prevent russia from treating snowden as a refugee and granting him asylum. officials at the u.s. justice department say attorney general eric holder sent the letter to his russia counterpart alexander konovalov on tuesday. holder wrote that snowden is charged with leaking classified information. but...
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over allegations of the national security agency spy spying on israel. he says that the behavior was not acceptable. new documents released by edward snowden detail the nsa and britain targeting the defense minister from 2009. meanwhile, talks between iran implementing last month's nuclear deal will resume after christmas. and an editorial explaining how one wants to improve bilateral relations of the u.s. and al qaeda watching for a very public apology. a military leader said they are willing to pay blood money to the victim's family. and hundreds are being killed, some 62,000 are homeless. aircraft is now being moved to provide security and help with evacuations. joining us now is general jack keane. and former army vice chief of staff. he is also a fox news military analyst. thank you so much for joining us. let's begin. a very dangerous part of the world. not much known about it. how involved should the united states be? >> we have not so much in that country. we have peacekeepers that are helping. and they evolved out of a lack of stability and othe
over allegations of the national security agency spy spying on israel. he says that the behavior was not acceptable. new documents released by edward snowden detail the nsa and britain targeting the defense minister from 2009. meanwhile, talks between iran implementing last month's nuclear deal will resume after christmas. and an editorial explaining how one wants to improve bilateral relations of the u.s. and al qaeda watching for a very public apology. a military leader said they are willing...
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. >>> fugitive national security agency edward snowden has given an interview to the "washington post post." after 14 hours of conversations, his impression of snowden was he acted like he has goals were achieved. >> he's talking about his whole purpose was to make the information available to the american public so it could decide what kinds of electronic surveillance with. >> after making public top secret information about the u.s. government's surveillance of its citizens and allies, snowden fled the country. he now resides in russia. >>> santa is not the only one with a deadline tonight. people who need health insurance coverage have until midnight to purchase a government health care plan. the website was flooded with enro enrollees. >> reporter: he decided he needed personal help to find the right plan. it will be the first time he'll have health insurance. >> it's going to be a great help to me. i went through a couple of illnesses and didn't have it and paying those bills at those rates were just outrageous to me. >> reporter: the government gave people another 24 hours to en
. >>> fugitive national security agency edward snowden has given an interview to the "washington post post." after 14 hours of conversations, his impression of snowden was he acted like he has goals were achieved. >> he's talking about his whole purpose was to make the information available to the american public so it could decide what kinds of electronic surveillance with. >> after making public top secret information about the u.s. government's surveillance of...
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. >> reporter: the national security council staff and the intelligence agencies are referring all questions about the u.s. government's contacts with syria to the state department where today a spokesperson tries to play down direct talks as old news. >> we've been engaging with the broad section for a long time. it's been ongoing. of course we're incredibly concerned about the terrorist threat in syria. we've made that very clear. that's why we talk to the opposition all the time. >> reporter: as first reported by the "wall street journal" the u.s. and gulf nations are engaging with islamist groups in order to strengthen those who are not directly linked to the al qaeda franchises in syria. while these groups including the newly organized islamic front are not members of al qaeda, they still fly the black flag and support the establishment of an islamic state within syria, which runs counter to democratic principles. as for the syrian president assad, who's agreed to send a delegation to january peace talks in geneva, switzerland, defense department officials say the administration is tryi
. >> reporter: the national security council staff and the intelligence agencies are referring all questions about the u.s. government's contacts with syria to the state department where today a spokesperson tries to play down direct talks as old news. >> we've been engaging with the broad section for a long time. it's been ongoing. of course we're incredibly concerned about the terrorist threat in syria. we've made that very clear. that's why we talk to the opposition all the time....
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the head of the national security agency making a high-profile visit to capitol hill today urging lawmakers to vote against an amendment that would severely cripple the agency's surveillance. nsa director general keith alexander meeting privately with republicans and democrats to voice his opposition to the amendment that would seek to rollback section 215 of the patriot act. that is the program uncovered by edward snowdon or at least one of them. the one that collects the phone records of millions of americans to protect against terrorism. the measure which is being sponsored by republican congressman just in a mosh is expected to be voted on later this week. also on capitol hill, lawmakers ramping up pressure on house leaders to allow a vote on legislation that would create a special committee to investigate the terrorist attack in benghazi republican congressman steve stockman is circulating a discharge petition that would -orce a vote if 218 members of the house sign-on. to promote that effort he held an event where he rolled out a 60-foot long scroll signed by 1,000 special operations
the head of the national security agency making a high-profile visit to capitol hill today urging lawmakers to vote against an amendment that would severely cripple the agency's surveillance. nsa director general keith alexander meeting privately with republicans and democrats to voice his opposition to the amendment that would seek to rollback section 215 of the patriot act. that is the program uncovered by edward snowdon or at least one of them. the one that collects the phone records of...
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. >>> 5 billion cell phones are being monitored by the national security agency. that's according to a "the washington post" according to edward snowden. the spy agency says it does not collect data from phones in the u.s. >> the rescuers are holding out little hope for whales stranded in the ever glades. 4 dozen short-finned pilot whales swam into the shallows. six died. vets youthanized four more. a wealthy neighbourhood in louisiana wants to form its own city. we have more from baton rouge. >> jeffrey lee doesn't miss a moment with his grandchildren at baton rouge. >> they are not in school, but he knows education will be the key to a better life. >> i want them to go to school and learn what they can. >> it's a challenge in a city where 60% of the students are not learning at grade level. >> it's one of the worst school systems. how many generations of children do you disserve before you try sag different. >> lionel rainy is part of a group pushing for a different plan. the city of st george would encompass an area home to a quarter of the residents. if would
. >>> 5 billion cell phones are being monitored by the national security agency. that's according to a "the washington post" according to edward snowden. the spy agency says it does not collect data from phones in the u.s. >> the rescuers are holding out little hope for whales stranded in the ever glades. 4 dozen short-finned pilot whales swam into the shallows. six died. vets youthanized four more. a wealthy neighbourhood in louisiana wants to form its own city. we...
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why i want to embarrass michael akino the head of the national security agency, the nsa, is because general akino admitted to renting the german building where the ss reformed and he admitted this. he lives here. maybe we can get the psychiatric help the [speaker not understood], maybe we can get akino psychiatric help. i don't know. he admited in full nazi regalia reenacting the secret ceremony. what type of sick twisted individual is this? why was he the head of the nsa? okay, i mentioned when i started that satan and jesus are directly opposed, directly opposed. jesus is the great law keeper, satan is the great law breaker. jesus christ said all of the truth hear my voice. my father will [inaudible]. >> thank you very much. are there any other members of the public that wish to speak in general public comment? seeing none, general public comment is closed. [gavel] >> madam clerk, can could you read the adoption calendar? >> items 53 through 56 are being considered for immediate adoption without committee reference. a single roll call vote may enact these items. if a member object
why i want to embarrass michael akino the head of the national security agency, the nsa, is because general akino admitted to renting the german building where the ss reformed and he admitted this. he lives here. maybe we can get the psychiatric help the [speaker not understood], maybe we can get akino psychiatric help. i don't know. he admited in full nazi regalia reenacting the secret ceremony. what type of sick twisted individual is this? why was he the head of the nsa? okay, i mentioned...
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>> if you take a close review of the nasa nasa -- national security agency leaked documents they talk about the works overseas, and the chairman of the house intelligence committee, who gets regular brief examination -- briefings, says there is now evidence suggesting edward snowden had helped when he downloaded 200,000 documents. >> we know he did some things capability wise that were beyond his capabilities, meaning he used someone else's help to steal things from the people of the united states, classified information, information we use to keep america safe. >> and the former head of the nsa and said that his activities have permanently damaged u.s. security. >> it's very, very hard. this is the -- this is catastrophic for the safety and security of the american nation. what this very narcissistic young man tag down. >> fox news was told there are questions abouten0s stay and whether he had contact with a foreign national who facilitated his travel to russia. >> all this came out in the sunday programs yesterday, on the cbs one. and i wonder if we have heard from ed snowden or the
>> if you take a close review of the nasa nasa -- national security agency leaked documents they talk about the works overseas, and the chairman of the house intelligence committee, who gets regular brief examination -- briefings, says there is now evidence suggesting edward snowden had helped when he downloaded 200,000 documents. >> we know he did some things capability wise that were beyond his capabilities, meaning he used someone else's help to steal things from the people of...
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>> reporter: scott, the panel said the national security agency should stop collecting and storing so much data on individual americans. it suggested the government's willingness to use every new type of surveillance technology has put civil liberties at risk. the panel urged president obama to place the right to privacy on equal footing with surveillance and counterterrorism investigations. the rise of modern technologies makes it all the more important that democratic nations respect people's fundamental right to privacy, the panel wrote. adding "excessive surveillance and unjustified secrecy can threaten civil liberties, public trust and the core processes of democratic self-government." that echoes revelations by national security agency leaker edward snowden, whose allegedly criminal disclosures of government surveillance activities led mr. obama to appoint this intelligence review panel. it called for these changes: to end the collection of mass telephone records of millions of americans. stop government storage of bulk phone data-- that's phone numbers, locations of calls place
>> reporter: scott, the panel said the national security agency should stop collecting and storing so much data on individual americans. it suggested the government's willingness to use every new type of surveillance technology has put civil liberties at risk. the panel urged president obama to place the right to privacy on equal footing with surveillance and counterterrorism investigations. the rise of modern technologies makes it all the more important that democratic nations respect...
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which agency has more personal information about americans: the national security agency or google. >> google without question. >> reporter: google without question and it's not close? >> it's not even close. the national security agency is focused by law outside of the united states. if an american knew that literally someone knew every place they went, everybody they were talking to, where, when and however, they would freak out. >> reporter: and yet that's happened. >> that's happening. >> reporter: google is not unique in the quest for personal information. facebook has been accused in several lawsuits with tracking its users everywhere else they visit online. facebook has denied that. at amazon.com, the computers record not just what you purchase but everything you shop for to analyze what you might want next. google would not comment on the lawsuit brent scott has joined but said in a statement that g- mails are only tracked by computer software. no humans read your email or google account information, the company says, in order to show you advertisements. no one is accusing goo
which agency has more personal information about americans: the national security agency or google. >> google without question. >> reporter: google without question and it's not close? >> it's not even close. the national security agency is focused by law outside of the united states. if an american knew that literally someone knew every place they went, everybody they were talking to, where, when and however, they would freak out. >> reporter: and yet that's happened....
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national security agency in germany? assuming that chancellor merkel's chief of staff is correct in saying that germany did not actively provide the americans with massive amounts of private data, that is a relief, but what if authorities knew about it and just looked the other way? many germans believe the german government knows a lot more about this than it is letting on. >> there have been these allegations that chancellor angela merkel and her government knew about what was going on at long time before it became public. do you think that has damaged her reputation? is it going to hurt her at the polls when the national elections take lace in september? >> it's interesting -- a new poll came out on thursday showing that again, most germans do believe the government knows more about the snooping activities than it is letting on, but people also expect the german government to have secret intelligence that remains secret in the interests of security. so far, chancellor merkel does not seem to have suffered a knee polit
national security agency in germany? assuming that chancellor merkel's chief of staff is correct in saying that germany did not actively provide the americans with massive amounts of private data, that is a relief, but what if authorities knew about it and just looked the other way? many germans believe the german government knows a lot more about this than it is letting on. >> there have been these allegations that chancellor angela merkel and her government knew about what was going on...
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. >>> to the national security agency snooping on millions of americans. the reporter who first broke that story that the government was monitoring our phone and online activity now claims those same nsa programs allowed even low level analysts to search private records of americans. glenn greenwald that interviewed edward snowden says while there are legal constraints which require court approval, the system itself allows analysts to listen to what they want with little or no supervision. a top executive says the claims are exaggerated. >> i was back at nsa last week, spent a couple hours out there with high level and low level nsa officials, and what i have been assured of is that there is no capability at nsa for anyone without a court order to listen to any telephone conversation or monitor e-mail. >> meanwhile, the issue sharply dividing washington. a bipartisan bill that would have essentially stopped the government from snooping by cutting funding narrowly failed in the house this week. but that's not stopping many lawmakers, including several promi
. >>> to the national security agency snooping on millions of americans. the reporter who first broke that story that the government was monitoring our phone and online activity now claims those same nsa programs allowed even low level analysts to search private records of americans. glenn greenwald that interviewed edward snowden says while there are legal constraints which require court approval, the system itself allows analysts to listen to what they want with little or no...
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they lifted up to general keith alexander, the director of the national security agency to be the spokesperson for the investigation. these are really policy issues. the administration should be discussing our policy and why it is important and necessary and in the people's interest and reminding him in that dialogue of the threat that we have had from china, which has been prolific and extraordinary in terms of its reach inside this country. we do not collect on chinese technology. we collect on intelligence from china that is of value to us. they steal our technology. this dealer intellectual property. they also are all over our financial industry in terms of what deals are being made, acquisitions and mergers so they can invest in those deals with an advantage to them, obviously. lou: one of the questions as to be for the american people, why is there so little attention to what general alexander himself as referred to -- those chinese cyber attacks against the united states, both in the private sector and against the government. he phrased it as the greatest wealth transfer in history. and
they lifted up to general keith alexander, the director of the national security agency to be the spokesperson for the investigation. these are really policy issues. the administration should be discussing our policy and why it is important and necessary and in the people's interest and reminding him in that dialogue of the threat that we have had from china, which has been prolific and extraordinary in terms of its reach inside this country. we do not collect on chinese technology. we collect...
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this is really about whether the national security agency should be allowed to track every single american phone call. for how long they talk every single day. when he authored the patriot act from he did not intend to give the sweeping authority to the nsa to trap innocent american. neil: and he didn't give them the time to what could be your point, years. >> that is exactly right, the nsa has misled the public about its authority and the fact that it is listening to americans communication and even purely domestic ones. at that sweeping authority has persisted because the nsa has aggressively guarded secrecy of these programs. and even most members of congress don't know the full extent of the nsa's authority. without any real checks on its authority, it has been doing this all behind closed doors. hopefully we will not fugitive of the iceberg. neil: do you worry that this environment where syria is front and center, that we are fixated on scandals? you know when the scandals became known. >> more americans have become part of an issue of privacy. everyone wants to have it whether you're
this is really about whether the national security agency should be allowed to track every single american phone call. for how long they talk every single day. when he authored the patriot act from he did not intend to give the sweeping authority to the nsa to trap innocent american. neil: and he didn't give them the time to what could be your point, years. >> that is exactly right, the nsa has misled the public about its authority and the fact that it is listening to americans...
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national security agency in germany? assuming that chancellor merkel's chief of staff is correct in saying that germany did not actively provide the americans with massive amounts of private data, that is a relief, but what if authorities knew about it and just looked the other way? many germans believe the german government knows a lot more about this than it is letting on. >> there have been these allegations that chancellor angela merkel and her government knew about what was going on at long time before it became public. do you think that has damaged her reputation? is it going to hurt her at the polls when the national elections take lace in september? >> it's interesting -- a new poll came out on thursday showing that again, most germans do believe the government knows more about the snooping activities than it is letting on, but people also expect the german government to have secret intelligence that remains secret in the interests of security. so far, chancellor merkel does not seem to have suffered a knee polit
national security agency in germany? assuming that chancellor merkel's chief of staff is correct in saying that germany did not actively provide the americans with massive amounts of private data, that is a relief, but what if authorities knew about it and just looked the other way? many germans believe the german government knows a lot more about this than it is letting on. >> there have been these allegations that chancellor angela merkel and her government knew about what was going on...
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we need a reboot of the national security agency on issues like that and the only thing they can do is like they did underwater gate. >> paul: when we come back, the debate begins in the senate on a bipartisan bid to reform the nation's immigration system but a new report is pitting conservatives against conservatives on the true cost of the overall. we'll break down the numbers and handicap the politics. [ female announcer ] research suggests cell health plays a key role throughout our lives. one a day women's 50+ is a complete multivitamin designed for women's health concerns as we age. it has 7 antioxidants to support cell health. one a day 50+. peoi go to angie's listtts for to gauge whether or not the projects will be done in a timely fashion and within budget. angie's list members can tell you which provider is the best in town. you'll find reviews on everything from home repair to healthcare. now that we're expecting, i like the fact that i can go onto angie's list and look for pediatricians. the service providers that i've found on angie's list actually have blown me away. join
we need a reboot of the national security agency on issues like that and the only thing they can do is like they did underwater gate. >> paul: when we come back, the debate begins in the senate on a bipartisan bid to reform the nation's immigration system but a new report is pitting conservatives against conservatives on the true cost of the overall. we'll break down the numbers and handicap the politics. [ female announcer ] research suggests cell health plays a key role throughout our...
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he's a former head of the national security agency and was cia director under george w. bush. he knows a lot more about the attack on iran than he can say here. >> this was a good idea, all right? but i also admit this was a really big idea too. the rest of the world is looking at this and saying, "clearly, someone has legitimated this kind of activity as acceptable international conduct." the whole world is watching. >> the story of what we know about the stuxnet virus begins in june of 2010, when it was first detected and isolated by a tiny company in belarus after one of its clients in iran complained about a software glitch. within a month, a copy of the computer bug was being analyzed within a tight-knit community of computer security experts, and it immediately grabbed the attention of liam o murchu, an operations manager for symantec, one of the largest antivirus companies in the world. >> as soon as we saw it, we knew it was something completely different, and red flags started to go up straightaway. >> to begin with, stuxnet was incredibly complicated and sophisticate
he's a former head of the national security agency and was cia director under george w. bush. he knows a lot more about the attack on iran than he can say here. >> this was a good idea, all right? but i also admit this was a really big idea too. the rest of the world is looking at this and saying, "clearly, someone has legitimated this kind of activity as acceptable international conduct." the whole world is watching. >> the story of what we know about the stuxnet virus...
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the "washington post" this evening is publishing more information from edward snowden the national security agency computer technician who is spilling the secrets of u.s. surveillance. bob ward is our homeland security correspondent. they may be stealing the communications of the networks of google and yahoo!, what did you find out about that today? >> scott, it seems nsa is getting far more aggressive than it's been in pushing back of these stories based on the leaks, specifically nsa key keith alexander denied the "washington post" report which claimed that the u.s. government is using some kind of secret back door or back doors to routinely scoop up millions of communication records from users of yahoo! and google. alexander made point of saying that nsa does get information from those internet search companies but only through court orders. >> pelley: thank you, bob. >>> in egypt, a top leader of the muslim brotherhood was arrested today by the military government, it's part of the crackdown on brotherhood which advocates a strict islamic government. he went in to hiding when the milita
the "washington post" this evening is publishing more information from edward snowden the national security agency computer technician who is spilling the secrets of u.s. surveillance. bob ward is our homeland security correspondent. they may be stealing the communications of the networks of google and yahoo!, what did you find out about that today? >> scott, it seems nsa is getting far more aggressive than it's been in pushing back of these stories based on the leaks,...
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risk. >> the former national security agency contractor edward snowden has said he has achieved his aim. hetold the washington post wanted the american public to have a say in how they were governed. he fled america in late may, taking secret documents with him and now faces espionage charges. post described the fugitive's state of mind earlier to my colleague. >> he seems completely at peace with what he has done and confident he launched the debate , the assessment he was looking for, on the boundaries of surveillance in a democratic society. ?> much more to come >> there is, i would guess. he is not in control of the stories. he handed over documents to three journalists, one of them being me, about six months ago. he has not tried to play a role in what stories we write or documents we publish. i do not think any of us are done. ofgiven that, there is a lot rumor about whether he might be offered amnesty. certainly that would be contingent on the leaks stopping. >> i do not think that is what is being talked about. the nsa estimated he may have taken more than one million docume
risk. >> the former national security agency contractor edward snowden has said he has achieved his aim. hetold the washington post wanted the american public to have a say in how they were governed. he fled america in late may, taking secret documents with him and now faces espionage charges. post described the fugitive's state of mind earlier to my colleague. >> he seems completely at peace with what he has done and confident he launched the debate , the assessment he was looking...
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security agency. the ordee approved by special intelligence corps 10 days after the boston marathon bombings was first reported in the newspaper yesterday and in a statement a senior administration official says information of the sort described in the article has been a critical tool in protecting the nation from terrorist threats to the united states as it allows counterterrorism personnel to discover whether known or suspected terrorists have been in contact with other persons who may be engaged in terrorist activities particularly people located inside the united states. some privacy and civil liberties groups are outraged by this. some members of congress are concerned but others are not. >> online terrorism is one of my biggest concerns happening in our own backyard and i'm glad the nsa is trying to see what they're up to overseas and in the country. i am a verizon customer. i don't mind verizon turning over customers to the government if the government will make sure they try to match up a know
security agency. the ordee approved by special intelligence corps 10 days after the boston marathon bombings was first reported in the newspaper yesterday and in a statement a senior administration official says information of the sort described in the article has been a critical tool in protecting the nation from terrorist threats to the united states as it allows counterterrorism personnel to discover whether known or suspected terrorists have been in contact with other persons who may be...
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that from a congressman who is trying to limit the national security agency power to spy on americans. fox has learned the head of the nsa went to capitol hill today to personally ask lawmakers to vote against the measure. how do we know how those meetings wept any amendment going after the nsa. general alexander told fox that he wanted to talk to lawmakers about the facts about the nsa phone program to help inform debate. he says every time he speaks with members, it is helpful but clearly there is some bipartisan support building for cutting off money for nsa surveillance. >> the debate really comes down to whether we want to allow the nsa to collect these records or whether we want to deny them the funding to do so. >> i certainly think that the american people want to sibert oversight and want to see, frankly, these programs reach a better balance between our privacy rights and our security. i think they have gone too far over into the security side. >> beyond this particular amendment, you can expect this debate to continue into the fall as the house takes up spending measures on
that from a congressman who is trying to limit the national security agency power to spy on americans. fox has learned the head of the nsa went to capitol hill today to personally ask lawmakers to vote against the measure. how do we know how those meetings wept any amendment going after the nsa. general alexander told fox that he wanted to talk to lawmakers about the facts about the nsa phone program to help inform debate. he says every time he speaks with members, it is helpful but clearly...
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andrea mitchell has the latest. >> reporter: called on the carpet, the head of the national security agency summoned the intelligence committee to explain, how bad is the damage and how did a 29-year-old contractor copy so many secret documents. and the guardian says more leaks are on the way. >> we're going to have a lot more significant revelations that have not yet been heard over the next several weeks and months. >> snowden is on the lam, his picture plastered on every hong kong newspaper reports nbc ian williams. >> reporter: here it was confirmed one edward snowden did check out monday lunchtime. he's not been seen since, but is believed to still be in hong kong. >> lindsay mills is the girlfriend snowden left behind in hawaii. in her blog since taken down, mills refers to him as "e" and tells friend she was in a state of shock over his sudden departure. snowden first reached out to award winning film mary laura poitras after seeing her film "the program." i the film featured a retire analyst william benny. greenwald says he and poitras flew to hong kong to meet the source. th
andrea mitchell has the latest. >> reporter: called on the carpet, the head of the national security agency summoned the intelligence committee to explain, how bad is the damage and how did a 29-year-old contractor copy so many secret documents. and the guardian says more leaks are on the way. >> we're going to have a lot more significant revelations that have not yet been heard over the next several weeks and months. >> snowden is on the lam, his picture plastered on every...
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they argued the national security agency had gone too far with its blanket collection of american phone records and foreign internet communications. california democrat zoe lofgren. >> i think that very clearly this program has gone off the tracks legally. >> reporter: the deputy director of the n.s.a. argued the controversial surveillance programs are consistent with section 215 of the patriot act which allows the government to order anyone to hand over, quote, any tangible things so long as the order is related to an authorized investigation. but republican james sensenbrenner, a coauthor of the patriot act argued section 215 is being abused. >> unless you realize you've got a problem, that is not going to be renewed. >> reporter: many lawmakers, including the committee's chairman robert goodlatte, expressed frustration that they were left in the dark about these programs. robert litt, general counsel at the office of the director of national intelligence said that was intentional. >> the decision was made that this is the sort of sensitive source and method that we don't want to disc
they argued the national security agency had gone too far with its blanket collection of american phone records and foreign internet communications. california democrat zoe lofgren. >> i think that very clearly this program has gone off the tracks legally. >> reporter: the deputy director of the n.s.a. argued the controversial surveillance programs are consistent with section 215 of the patriot act which allows the government to order anyone to hand over, quote, any tangible things...
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security agency. and a spokesman says the publication of these numbers will show that an extraordinarily small number of accounts are subject to legal process. facebook was the first to come out with this information on how often any form of law enforcement asks for data on you. facebook says in the last half of 2012 it received between 9,000 and 10,000 requests from law enforcement impacting between 18,000 and 19,000 accounts. cnn money's laurie segall talked to me by phone about what these numbers mean. >> we need to know that for national security that these companies like facebook, like microsoft, it's a huge resource that they are tapping into this information, and we're now beginning for the first time to really see some transparency. you know, when facebook put out this report early this morning, late last night, they essentially said that the local law enforcement uses these reports to try to help track down missing children. you know, they do it for gang-related activity, it's been a help wit
security agency. and a spokesman says the publication of these numbers will show that an extraordinarily small number of accounts are subject to legal process. facebook was the first to come out with this information on how often any form of law enforcement asks for data on you. facebook says in the last half of 2012 it received between 9,000 and 10,000 requests from law enforcement impacting between 18,000 and 19,000 accounts. cnn money's laurie segall talked to me by phone about what these...
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. >> a bomb shell report this morning that the national security agency has been secretly collect thing the phone records of tens of millions of americans. a top secret court order forcing verizon to hand over the daily call information nor every single one of their customers with no suspicion necessary. >> the number of queries into this information is a fraction of a fraction of a fraction of one percent. >> i don't mind verizon turning over records to the government if the government is going to make sure that they try to match up a known terrorist phone with somebody in the united states. >> the attorney general eric holder says the justice department goal in investigating leaks is to prosecute government officials who jeopardize international security, not to go after journalists. >> the department has not prosecuted in as long as i -- and as long as i have the privilege of serving as attorney general of the united states will not prosecute any reporter for doing his or her job. >> there are certain goals that i set for myself and for this department when i started back in 2009. wh
. >> a bomb shell report this morning that the national security agency has been secretly collect thing the phone records of tens of millions of americans. a top secret court order forcing verizon to hand over the daily call information nor every single one of their customers with no suspicion necessary. >> the number of queries into this information is a fraction of a fraction of a fraction of one percent. >> i don't mind verizon turning over records to the government if the...
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security agency investigating a terrorists threat. you can imagine that is the thing they would go through, but you want to know the scope of it. are they able to do that? i think these are the questions we need to ask ourselves. they have been doing this, if you look at the leaked slides from the nsa, they have been doing it for 2009, and microsoft came forward and said we have had 6,000 to 7,000 warrants over the last six months as well, and this is an invaluable tool for the national security, and now the government is going and we are beginning to really see this transparency. >> what kind of reaction are we seeing from the people who run the companies that collect this data? in some respect, it's not a request, but they are asking for it and they have to hand it over? >> i talk to these founders for a living, the guys that hack something together and it becomes a company and you have to comply with government requests, and they say it's a huge deal and they are talking about it quite a bit in silicon valley, and then they are dem
security agency investigating a terrorists threat. you can imagine that is the thing they would go through, but you want to know the scope of it. are they able to do that? i think these are the questions we need to ask ourselves. they have been doing this, if you look at the leaked slides from the nsa, they have been doing it for 2009, and microsoft came forward and said we have had 6,000 to 7,000 warrants over the last six months as well, and this is an invaluable tool for the national...
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he spent the first five years of his career at the national security agency. gentlemen. glad to have both of you here. >> thank you. >> bill, let me start with you. i don't think this is really so much about edward snowden as it is about the programs and their value to the country and whether or not they violate the constitutional rights of americans but i do want to ask, if your view, is edward snowden a good guy or a bad guy? >> well, i certainly think that what he has done in exposing these programs is a great public service. this kind of -- what i think of as unconstitutional activity by the government needs to be addressed by the public openly so we can, as a country, decide whether or not we want our government to do this kind of activity. after all, collecting this kind of knowledge about the citizenry is dangerous for the government to have. >> you left -- you left the nsa back in 2001 because you thought that there were some things happening even then, this was 12 years ago that crossed the line. what line did it cross and what was the final straw for you and yo
he spent the first five years of his career at the national security agency. gentlemen. glad to have both of you here. >> thank you. >> bill, let me start with you. i don't think this is really so much about edward snowden as it is about the programs and their value to the country and whether or not they violate the constitutional rights of americans but i do want to ask, if your view, is edward snowden a good guy or a bad guy? >> well, i certainly think that what he has done...
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a federal judge ruled this week that the national security agency bulk collection of phone records likely violates the constitution. calling the program, quote, almost orwellian. the ruling came days before a white house appointed panel released its own critique of the nsa and its activities and made some potentially dangerous recommendations for running -- reining it in. so, joe, you read this point and the nsa report. so, tell us first about the opinion. how powerful is it as a legal document, taking on the constitutionality of this program? >> it's not very compelling, paul. since 1979 supreme court decision, smith vs. maryland, metadata, phone records, information about information, has not been a search under the fourth amendment. >> according to the supreme court. >> ruling by harry blackman, who was no conservative, certainly, and if you entrust your data to a third party like a phone company or credit card company, you have no rome expectation of privacy. >> why did leon then say, that precedent -- he is a lower court judge -- why did he say that supreme court precedents doesn't a
a federal judge ruled this week that the national security agency bulk collection of phone records likely violates the constitution. calling the program, quote, almost orwellian. the ruling came days before a white house appointed panel released its own critique of the nsa and its activities and made some potentially dangerous recommendations for running -- reining it in. so, joe, you read this point and the nsa report. so, tell us first about the opinion. how powerful is it as a legal...
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security agency's ability to collect telephone data from hundreds of millions of americans. the amendments supporters wanted them to identify a specific target before collecting data. >> rein in problems, or get a probable cause or stay out of our lives. >> they pitted republican against republican and democrat versus democrat. supporters of the surveillance program say it's a necessary tool to keep the u.s. safe from potential terror attacks. >> leading up to the september 11th attacks, a terrorist overseas called a terrorist living amongst us in the united states, and we missed it because we didn't have this capability. >> your name, your address is in the phone book. your name, your address is not in this national security database. >> despite the outcome of wednesday's vote, the agency could see its power scaled back. the white house said it's open to discussion on the scope of the nsa's spying capability, and lawmakers opposed to the program want the debate to continue. >> we'll still have a lot more discussion about the intelligence operations over the course of this g
security agency's ability to collect telephone data from hundreds of millions of americans. the amendments supporters wanted them to identify a specific target before collecting data. >> rein in problems, or get a probable cause or stay out of our lives. >> they pitted republican against republican and democrat versus democrat. supporters of the surveillance program say it's a necessary tool to keep the u.s. safe from potential terror attacks. >> leading up to the september...
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. >>> in other news, as european allies continue to lodge protests over alleged national security agency eavesdropping on international leaders, an italian news magazine reported that the u.s. had also spied on communications from the vatican. without citing sources, the publication said u.s. spying on the vatican included the guesthouse where cardinals stayed before the conclave that elected pope francis. the nsa denied that. the vatican spokesman said, "in any case, we don't have any concerns." >>> meanwhile, this week pope francis met with myanmar opposition leader and nobel peace prize winner aung san suu kyi, who spent almost two decades under house arrest. the two reaffirmed their mutual support for values such as non-violence, democracy, and human dignity. we want to assess now the catholic church under pope francis with kim lawton, managing editor of this program, and kevin extrum, editor in chief of "religion news service." welcome to you both. kevin, we learned this week that there are going to be some new cardinals announced soon. >> yes. the pope is going to name a new class
. >>> in other news, as european allies continue to lodge protests over alleged national security agency eavesdropping on international leaders, an italian news magazine reported that the u.s. had also spied on communications from the vatican. without citing sources, the publication said u.s. spying on the vatican included the guesthouse where cardinals stayed before the conclave that elected pope francis. the nsa denied that. the vatican spokesman said, "in any case, we don't...
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from our perspective, the national security agency's perspective, we get great insights into the bad actors overseas. >> a proposal from democratic senator patrick leahy would end the bulk collection of phone records without a court order. but alexander told lawmakers that even if approved, the measure would not necessarily in new orleans collection depending on judicial interpretation. refusingn leaders are to meet with ukraine president theor yanukovych in aftermath of an intensified crackdown, demanding his resignation. dozens of people were winded on wednesday when rightly stormed a large protesting kamman. the officers eventually withdrew after demonstrators refused to leave and ultimately grew in size. in washington, white house and state department official said the u.s. is considering sanctions against ukraine. >> we were appalled last night by what happened in kiev. the response to peaceful protest over the last two weeks has been unacceptable and difficult understand why they've decided to move against their own people repeatedly with force rather than engage in real dialog
from our perspective, the national security agency's perspective, we get great insights into the bad actors overseas. >> a proposal from democratic senator patrick leahy would end the bulk collection of phone records without a court order. but alexander told lawmakers that even if approved, the measure would not necessarily in new orleans collection depending on judicial interpretation. refusingn leaders are to meet with ukraine president theor yanukovych in aftermath of an intensified...
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this looks like this is an effort by the national security agency to create a data base of american telephone company and internet service provider customers. you have to say that the nsa and administration follow the proper procedure but this is extremely overbroad. it raises questions as to what has happened. >> might some of this kind of method data research, might it under some circumstance have turn up tsarnaev and his brother and the communications that they were engaged in and potentially the websites they were visiting? that might, might, might have led to breaking up of that? >> the question is was there a less intrusive way to do this? if the target is a foreign government or foreign agent. it's important that they limit it. >> it might have, it could have but it's overbroad. we need to have a limited and narrow scope. >> get these two guys in the same room and they agree with each other? now let's see if we agree on the jobs numbers. the market seems to be looking at it as a goldilocks number. it has got something for everybody. jobs growth. unemployment went up. that means maybe t
this looks like this is an effort by the national security agency to create a data base of american telephone company and internet service provider customers. you have to say that the nsa and administration follow the proper procedure but this is extremely overbroad. it raises questions as to what has happened. >> might some of this kind of method data research, might it under some circumstance have turn up tsarnaev and his brother and the communications that they were engaged in and...
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what foreign leaders didn't know but nbc has been told, the supersecret national security agency had "wired the place" to spy on guests. >> snowden says he has unbelievable access to information. >> snowden is wrong. he couldn't have possibly done the things he is claiming he was able to do in terms of tapping communication. >> reporter: in a web chat, snowden wrote in i target an e-mail address and that sent something to you, joe america, the analyst gets it, all of it. ips, raw data, content, headers, attachments, everything. did he flee to hong kong to give information to china? he denies giving any information to china. he writes this is a predictable smear that i anticipated before going public as the u.s. media has a knee-jerk red china. and dick cheney. >> i think he's a traitor. i think he has committed crimes in effect by violating agreements. >> reporter: snowden wrote being called a traitor by dick cheney is the highest honor you can give an american. tonight on fox, his father told him he loved him but pleaded for him to stop leaking. >> i don't know what you've seen but
what foreign leaders didn't know but nbc has been told, the supersecret national security agency had "wired the place" to spy on guests. >> snowden says he has unbelievable access to information. >> snowden is wrong. he couldn't have possibly done the things he is claiming he was able to do in terms of tapping communication. >> reporter: in a web chat, snowden wrote in i target an e-mail address and that sent something to you, joe america, the analyst gets it, all of...
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now conflicting reports about the national security agency. part of where the internal revenue service is damaging to our belief in government is if you have irs agents who ask christian groups, you know, what were you saying in your prayers, asking an 83-year-old woman, what were the conversations in your friday morning coffee group, why would you trust an element of the very same government with enormous secret data about americans. >> greta: there was a blistering editorial taking president obama apart on promised transparency and accountability, and the fact that the nsa snooping has been going on. if he's got "the new york times" editorial board turning against him, is that just a flash in the pan, or is there more? >> i think, first of all, my expectation is you're going to see more things next week and more things the week after. as you know, because you've covered it before, when these things start to break down, more and more people leak, more and more people feel like they want to get out in front of the problem. you begin to get mor
now conflicting reports about the national security agency. part of where the internal revenue service is damaging to our belief in government is if you have irs agents who ask christian groups, you know, what were you saying in your prayers, asking an 83-year-old woman, what were the conversations in your friday morning coffee group, why would you trust an element of the very same government with enormous secret data about americans. >> greta: there was a blistering editorial taking...
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national security agency, he says his criticism well on the years -- on deaf ears. >> over time, that awareness of wrongdoing builds up, and you feel compelled to talk about it, and the more you talk about it, the more you are ignored. >> snowden did see it as a problem and decided to go public. >> edward snowden has done us a very great service. we must be grateful to him. the issue is the right to privacy and the individual's right to control the dissemination of personal information. >> a german green party lawmaker may be grateful. many other politicians are not. in october, he visited snowden in moscow, where he has been given asylum by the russian government. >> he indicated that he knows a lot more about the documents that have been in his possession, though he no longer has them, and that he could say a lot about them. he has an endless supply of knowledge that should be available to us as we shed light on these matters, because we cannot expect any help from the nsa. >> the bugging of german chancellor angela merkel's cell phone, the existence of a secret listening post at th
national security agency, he says his criticism well on the years -- on deaf ears. >> over time, that awareness of wrongdoing builds up, and you feel compelled to talk about it, and the more you talk about it, the more you are ignored. >> snowden did see it as a problem and decided to go public. >> edward snowden has done us a very great service. we must be grateful to him. the issue is the right to privacy and the individual's right to control the dissemination of personal...
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shows his face, the whole deal, about why he outed the actions of the nsa, the national security agency. here he was. >> the nsa specifically targets the communications of everyone. it ingests by default. it analyzes them and measures them and it stores them for periods of time simply because that's the easiest, most efficient, and most valuable way to achieve these ends. so while they may be intending to target someone associated with a foreign government or someone they suspect of terrorism, they are collecting your communications to do so. any analyst at any time can target anyone. any selector anywhere. where those communications will be picked up depends on the range of networks and the authorities that that analyst is empowered with. not all analysts have the ability to target everything. but i sitting at my desk certainly have the authority to wiretap anyone from you or your accountant to a federal judge to even a president if i had a perm e-mail. >> here is more. he is a high school dropout, never finished community college. he's a former army and former nsa security guard, and
shows his face, the whole deal, about why he outed the actions of the nsa, the national security agency. here he was. >> the nsa specifically targets the communications of everyone. it ingests by default. it analyzes them and measures them and it stores them for periods of time simply because that's the easiest, most efficient, and most valuable way to achieve these ends. so while they may be intending to target someone associated with a foreign government or someone they suspect of...